Real Estate Professionals are constantly on the go. Their offices are wherever they happen to be that day. It is often not practical for an assistant to be full-time or housed in a central office.
An assistant who can quickly follow up with clients or leads, who can reschedule appointments on the fly, or make last-minute adjustments to a listing is of great value to a busy agent.
MLS Research: familiarity with MLS and its many uses.
Listing Creation: create and edit listings on MLS/Zillow/Trulia/Realtor/etc to help you reach potential clients.
Property Alerts: create alerts to call attention to recent listings that may interest your client.
Promotional Materials: work with designers, developers, and printers on flyers, mailings, email campaigns, event ads, social media, and websites.
General Assistance: general administrative & clerical support, such as filing, database maintenance, purchase orders, vendor communication, email & chat monitoring, and invoicing.
Open House Prep: order food & beverages, supplies, or promotional materials.